{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-868","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §868","heading":"Action to recover damages for land taken for public use","body":"No action or proceeding shall be brought or maintained to recover damages caused by the taking of any land, rights or other property to be used for a public purpose when such taking has been authorized by the Legislature, unless the same is commenced within 3 years after the cause first accrued for which the same or like proceedings might have been commenced, nor shall any compensation be awarded for damages sustained for more than 3 years before the commencement of proceedings to recover the same.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL","CHAPTER 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 3: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec868.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"abc61c1292d3425dedb03a41e7034026254b1d41a55088751847a51899206486","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-867","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-869"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}